-"What is it that chemists do, anyway?"
-"We change the way you live and die."
-by George M. Whitesides in Reinventing Chemistry
Research Interest
My research interests include:
1. Exploration of novel quantum matters by combining chemical synthesis with condensed matter physics.
(Synthesis+CMP+Theory)
2. Investigation of emerging exotic quantum phenomena in novel systems via various probing methods.
(Various Spectroscopy+Transport)
3. Next-generation materials and quantum architectures for beyond CMOS electronics/spintronics.
(Devices+AMO+Quantum Tech)
4. Utilization of artificial intelligence methods in automatic chemical synthesis and physical science.
(ML+chemistry+physics, AI for Science)
5. Exploration of complex systematic chemistry; synthesis and application of functional macromolecules and nanomaterials.
(Supramolecule+macromolecule/complex systems)
It is time to build a modern, complex, and omnipotent chemistry world.
Research Experience
University of California, Berkeley, CA, US
Graduate Student Researcher, Sep 2019 - Now
Programmable Self-Assembly of Functional Graphene Nanoribbon.
Advisor: Prof. Felix R. Fischer
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Engineering electronic and topological properties for graphene nanoribbons (GNRs).
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Spin systems in quasi-1D conjugated carbon materials / MOFs.
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Novel on-surface chemistry for all-carbon carbenes and NHC carbenes.
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Exotic quasi-1D to 2D quantum materials (e.g. Lieb or Kagome lattices) from NHC-carbenes and MOF/COFs.
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Machine learning and data library for 0D/1D/2D nano-graphenes.
In-depth collaboration with Prof. Mike Crommie, Prof. Steven Louie
Columbia University, New York, US
Research Assistant, Nov 2016 - Jan 2019
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. Advisor: Prof. Yuan Yang
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Solid-State Batteries. - 2D materials blended polymer electrolyte.
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Flexible Batteries. – Origami-based high energy density flexible lithium battery.
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Electrode materials. - Co-S and Co-Se superatoms as electrode materials in batteries. (with Prof. Xavier Roy)
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Electrocatalysis. - Lithiation of Ir/C electrode for enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction. (with Prof. Jingguang Chen)
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Single-ion conductors. - Polymer single-ion conductor as a solid-state electrolyte for Li-ion battery. (with Prof. Luis Campos)
South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), Shenzhen, China
Research Assistant, Sept 2012 – Jul 2015
Energy Materials (Advisor: Prof. Yongye Liang)
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Organic electronics. - Conjugated semiconducting polymers for polymer solar cells.
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Electrocatalysis. -Graphene hybrids for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Research & Teaching Assistant, Jul 2015 – Jul 2016
Inorganic Coordination Chemistry (Advisor: Prof. Wei Lu)
Core Researcher, Mar 2012 – Nov 2012
Synthetic Biology Research Team (Gold Medal in World Finals at MIT)
Experiment-based terminator calculation and design software
Advisor, Mar 2013 – Nov 2013
Synthetic Biology research team (Gold Medal in World Finals at MIT)
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Novel synthetic biology software and website for design and experiment.
